Darwin''s Psychology - The Theatre of Agency

This is the first book ever to examine the riches of what Darwin himself wrote about psychological matters. It unearths a Darwin new to science, whose first concern is the agency of organisms-from which he derives both his psychology, and his theory of evolution.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: The Art and Craft of Describing


• 3: Agency and Its Effects


• 4: Reading Expression


• 5: Being Read


• 6: Sex, Difference, and Desire


• 7: Life in Groups


• 8: Culture


• 9: The Critical Test


• 10: Conclusion


• Glossary


• References


• Index

About the author

Ben Bradley was educated at Oxford and Edinburgh, where, with Colwyn Trevarthen, he began his pioneering research on infancy. He later migrated to Australia, where he was appointed Foundation Professor of Psychology at Charles Sturt University in 1998-and where he is now Professor Emeritus. He wrote the widely-translated Visions of Infancy (1989), and Psychology and Experience (2005). Amongst many research highlights are studies: with Jane Selby and Michael
Smithson, proving young infants can participate in social groups; and, on the literary structure of Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859). His film Darwin's Babies, received its world premiere at Darwin
2009: A Celebration of the bicentenary of Darwin's Birth in Cambridge, UK

Summary

This is the first book ever to examine the riches of what Darwin himself wrote about psychological matters. It unearths a Darwin new to science, whose first concern is the agency of organisms-from which he derives both his psychology, and his theory of evolution.

Additional text

Darwin's theory and practice of psychology, are innovative, insightful, and persuasive. His book merits, and repays, careful study.

Product details

• Authors: Ben S. Bradley, Bradley
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2020
• EAN: 9780198708216
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870821-6
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Philosophy of Science, Social & cultural anthropology, Child & developmental psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Social and cultural anthropology